Cummy Burton

Not to be confused with Burton Cummings.

Cummy Burton
Born	(1936-05-12)May 12, 1936 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Died	August 25, 2015(2015-08-25) (aged 79) Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Right wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	1956–1968

Cumming Scott Burton (May 12, 1936 – August 24, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings between 1956 and 1959. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1956 to 1968, was spent in different minor leagues.

Playing career

Burton is the cousin of Larry Aurie and wore #6 in Aurie's honor, having received special permission to do so while with the Red Wings as the number had been retired by team owner James Norris. The retirement status of Aurie's #6 has become controversial for the Wings, as unlike other numbers retired by the team, no banner for it hangs in Little Caesars Arena. Regarding this, Burton was quoted as saying, "Not hanging up Larry's number would be compared to the Yankees' not retiring Lou Gehrig's number, just because he was from the 1930s and now forgotten, just because it's all old stuff now. It's like saying that war heroes don't mean anything, just because they're not around anymore."

Post-playing career

Following his retirement from hockey, he worked as a sports broadcaster for CKSO-TV in his hometown of Sudbury. He died on August 24, 2015.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1952–53	Windsor Spitfires	OHA		54	7	4	11	88		—	—	—	—	—
1953–54	Hamilton Tiger Cubs	OHA		58	30	25	55	100		7	0	1	1	10
1954–55	Hamilton Tiger Cubs	OHA		28	6	10	16	64		3	1	1	2	6
1955–56	Hamilton Tiger Cubs	OHA		38	31	30	61	50		—	—	—	—	—
1955–56	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0
1956–57	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		57	14	15	29	83		8	3	4	7	16
1957–58	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		25	0	1	1	12		—	—	—	—	—
1957–58	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		35	10	11	21	26		5	3	2	5	8
1958–59	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		14	0	1	1	9		—	—	—	—	—
1958–59	Seattle Totems	WHL		50	16	25	41	60		—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	Sudbury Wolves	EPHL		64	26	32	58	44		10	1	5	6	6
1960–61	Sudbury Wolves	EPHL		62	15	21	36	49		—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Sudbury Wolves	EPHL		63	18	31	49	59		1	0	2	2	0
1962–63	Edmonton Flyers	WHL		42	4	10	14	24		3	0	0	0	7
1962–63	Pittsburgh Hornets	AHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1963–64	Charlotte Checkers	EHL		35	15	31	46	28		3	0	1	1	0
1967–68	Florida Rockets	EHL		52	7	30	37	23		—	—	—	—	—
EPHL totals				189	59	84	143	152		11	1	7	8	6
WHL totals				184	44	61	105	193		16	6	6	12	31
NHL totals				42	0	2	2	19		3	0	0	0	0

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database